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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-03-07
TELEcRAPHic NEWS.
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Marrow Escape Of iso Passengers From
a Watery Grave.

ST.. LOUIS, March THE railroad ac-
cident on Iron Mountain Railroad near
De Soto, Mo-, which was very briefly re-
ferred to late last night, while not being
at all unusual in regard to fatal casualties
proves to have been quite remarkable in
respect to certain circumstances which
attended it. 1t occurred at Victoria,
three miles south OF here a little after
10 o'clock, and was occasioned by the
giving way under the train Of trestls
which crossed Joachim Creek at that
point. The train was the Texas Express
and consisted of a baggage, express and
mail cars, smoker, two passenger coaches
and four sleepers, carrying about l3O
passengers. A heavy rain had fallen all
day and the creek was much swollen.
At Hemitite, the first station this side
OF tho trestle. the engineer received
orders to run cautiously as the rain had
been heavy and the creek was out Of its
banks. Engineer Kelly says he ran
slowly beyond that point, and both he
and his fireman. VIM. Hatch, watched
the track very carefully. As he sp-
preached the trestle Kelly observed that
the track was entirely straight and level
showing nothing wrong and he went on
without the slightest hesitation, but
when his engine reached about the middle
Of the trestle he felt the whole structure
sinking beneath him. In an instant he
opened the. valve operating the air brakes
full width, and brought the train to so
quick stop that the front end Of one of
the cars was crushed in by the sudden
shock. This saved the coaches, but the
baggage. mail, express and smoking cars
went into the raging torrent below carry
ing with them all the men on board.
Engineer Kelly and fireman Hatch went
down with the engine and were sub
merged in the food. Kelly in.his strug-
giles to free himself found that one of his
feet was held fast, but at the same in
stant, and just as he realized that he
must drown, the engine turned over,
his foot was released and he
came to the surface. Selling q
passing log he clung to it desperately
and was swept down by the torrent and
lodged against tree, $50 yards below.
With scarcely enough strength to move
he clasped his legs and arms around the
tree and became unconscious until two
or three hours after be had been taken
from the tree, when be found himself
kindly cared for in house in Victoria
Ills face aud head were severely cut, two
OF his toes cut from his foot, and he was
badly bruised in various parts Of the
body. He will recover. Fireman Hatch
was carried about 500 yards down the
stream and lodged in a mass OF brush,
and was rescued soon after the flood sub
sided. The postal car was swept away
for some distance, and as the water
rushed through it from end to end the
mail was literally washed out, and it is
now scattered over miles of territory or
embedded in the mud OF the creek.
Death or CONSUL General Heap.
CoSsrANlIHopLH, March mir. G..
Harris Heap, U. s, Consul. General. died
t#
this morning. - >f~se. .,-r,.s +,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-03-07

sy REPAIRING, in the Saddle Harness and
Boot Departments, promptly attended to, al
prices to suit the times. rf
do II NJ. &. STAUNTON.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-03-07

8zgSANrA Abe is only sold in large bottles
mt u; three for 81 So Sold bY all wholesals ana
retail druggists. ,.s:atssafe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
Hurry and Dispatch.

Among the many causes of poor and in
efficient work IL the habit of hurry which
takes possession Of some busy people. Having,
or imagining they have, more to do in a
given time than can be done properly, they
grow confused, agitated and nervous; and
under this pressure they proceed with the
work in hard without requisite deliberation
and care, perhaps emitting parts and produc.
ing ct last an imperfect and inferior pcrfor-
nance which can neither be permanent nor
satisfactory. There is hardly any employ
ment. from the simplest manual work to the
most complex and difficult manual labor,
that do"s not suffer from this cause. The
dwelling house in process of building is to be
finished at certain time. With proper fore
thought and system it would have been done,
but the time approaches and the work is still
incomplete. The future occupants are i'm
patient, the contractor is anxious, the work
men are driven, the work is hurried through
danger ensue and repairs are soon found
necessary.
The business man undertakes more than he
can manage, the days are not long enough
for bis needs, he is agitated by the constant
pressure, driven by conflicting claims, his
business suffers for the want of clear and
cool bead, his health suffers from continual
and unrelaxed exertion, his family suffers
from his deterioration, and general disaster
cn-res. The physician. with many other
calls TO make, hurries through the visit,
ne5leoting some important symptom, and the
patient dies; the lawyer hurries through his
plea and Loses his case; the preacher hurries
through the preparation of his sermon AMI
fails to make an impression; the artist bur
RIGS on his picture to completion and his best
conception is not there; the teacher hurries
through n prescribed course of instruction
and the class is left destitute of tho more I'M
portant elements of knowledge 1t Is not toe
much 10 say that large proportion of the
unhappiness, the ignorance, the loss Of pro.
perty, and even the loss of lifc that is endured
in the world is to be directly traced TO the
hurry and drive which characterize so much
OF the labor performed Public Opinion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
Lumber Tariff.

Chairman j. W. Midgley has issued the
following new rates to Missouri rive
points on soft lumber. lsth, shingles
fence posts, cedar posts, and wooder
paving blocks:
Chicago and points common Herewith
and Peoria. IS cents per hundred; Gin
ton. East Clinton and Fulton, II cents
Moline, Rock Island. Davenport and Mus,
catine. 15a cents; Burlington. FIT. Madi
son, Motrose and Keokuk 143 cents
Quincy. Hannibal and Louisiana, 13}
cents; Alton, St. Louis and East St
Louis, 123 cents.
This is an advance of cents in the
rate from Chicago and of cent in the
rates from other points. These rates viii
go into effect April l. New tariffs have
also been issued showing commodity
rates and rates on general merchandise
The roads interested directly in making
these rates are the Chicago and Alton
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy, Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific, Hannibal ant
St. Joseph. Kansas City, St Joseph ant
Council Bluffs, Missouri Pacific, and the
Wabash. St. Louis and Pacific roads.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
a Denial.


Editor Argus.
Rural. March 23.-In a letter from
Rural, dated March 10, was paragraph
that runs as follows:
Mrs. Kate Stewart has spent great
er part of the last year at her fathers
She intends to stay there altogether here
after"
L wish to say to my friends through
your columns, that it is falsehood from
beginning to ending, II is true | have
been quite frequently at my fathers the
past winter. But why was it? Was not
my mother sick, next my sister was un>
able to move hand or foot with iLfiam-
matory rheumatism, and after that a
brother took sick. Therefore I was do
ing my duty as daughter and sister.
also that of any other person who has the
least bit of humanity or christianity
about them.
| would advise the iustigator of that
TO be little careful hereafter. They
will be more respected if they attend 10
their own affairs. (lnd am sure that will
take up all their spare time), and ! think
they can make better use of their time
than by running around talking aud
writing falsehoods about their neighbors
Such people are not worthy of notice.
Mrs KATE L. STEWART,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
COAL VALLEY.

COAL VALLEY, March %
Fred Haight and family visited here
over the Sabbath
Fred Myers is employed in E. Nsylor'.
office.
Mrs, Oscar Wallberg has been quite ill
for the last two days.
VIM. Hill and VIM Myers have gone to
work as carpenters in Davenport.
George Cardall is acting as delivery
clerk for Battersby & Sons.
The board of commissioners of high
ways met yesterday TO audit their &C,
counts.
Mrs. J. Welsher is suffering from gen.
eral debility. She has been infirm fol-
some time.
The county farm has purchased foul
hundred bushels of shelled corn from F.
Naylor
On Tuesday small child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton, of Moline, was also in.
tered here.
J. T. Hass is loading brick Oh flats.
The public at q distance desire to pur,
chase of him on account of their superior
quality,
The festival at Strasesofskis hall on
st. Patricks day was well attended They
cleared about $50 The ball on the same
evening at the l. o. O. F. hall was also {
success
There was funeral Lere on MONDAY
from Gable; little fonr-year- old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Haddick
died of membranous Group. after a shor
| Illness
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
HILLSDALE.

HlLLsDALE, Marcn rs.
The water in the Docia is falling fast.
Julius Smith has hired to Geo. McMur-
ply for the season
c. G. Dillon has built a new barn,
which greatly helps the appearance of his
farm.
Ed Hill has been quite sick with inter-
mIttent fever, but is now able to go to
work again.
VIM. Golden received $500 on his house
which burned down last week, from the
Home insurance company.
Geo. kendsfl's brother, of Whitehall,
this state. was here visiting him last
| week.
Several of the men from this town left
this morning TO work with the extra gang
on the railroad.
The sale at D. NJ. Martins was well at
tended, and everything sold well. He
intends 10 move to Rock Island about the
first of May.
The railroad company is making prep
arati0ns to open the gravel pit as soon as
the water goes down so that they can lay
the track.
Richard Hill has built an addition to
his ice house in the shape Of cupols.
which adds great deal to the appearance
of the Building.
The Poplar Grove school closed last
Tuesday. Miss Chamberlain has been
engaged to teach the spring term of
school at Enterprise
Donahoo & Wake have just received
one oar loo of lup,her ono car of hric
and a large assortment of agricultural
implements. Call and inspect their stock
before purchasing elsewhere.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
for mayor. Case has the inside track in
this ward for the collectorship nomina-
finn
A victim OF the wreck

Mr.. j. h. Drayton, master mechanic
at the Rock Island arsenal, has received
the distressing intelligence of the death
of his brother. who was fatally injured
in the recent accident on the Dedham
branch of the Boston & Providence rail.
road. The Boston Herald has this to say
of his particular case:
Mr.. John II. Draytou. 63 years of age
Of Dedham, cabinet maker by trade. re-
ceived a compound fracture of right arm
and injuries to the thigh and head in the
accident. He was taken TO the Mas ga
chusetts General hospital, and there re-
ceiyed prompt attention. To Herald
man be said: Il was in the third cai
from the rear. and felt the jolting of the
car over the slecpers for few seconds
before the car went down through the
bridge. was thrown diagonally across
the car under eat on my face, and my
right arm was pinned down. also re-
ceived severe blow on the head. anG
as unconscious for short time. Upon
recovering. l struggled hard to get my
arm free, and, after what seemed Ions
time. succeeded The car was in was
smashed into kindling wood. The mex
| knew, two men seized me by the fee
and dragged me out of the window.
noticed that girl who got in at Ros'
lindale, think, and who sat about eigh
seats in the rear had her head cut of
In the same car was son of MIR. Price
but l think he escaped with slight injuries
A man named Fred Smith was also in the
car. l do not know what became Of
him."
Edward Cspen, a son-in-lsw of Mr.
Drayton's brother. was also on the ill
fated train. and considerably injured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
Educational.

The board of education met in specia
session last evening, President Stafford
presiding, all the directors except J. J
Reimers being present.
The high school committee recon
mended the purchase of six microscopes
fol the high school, aud the recommen,
dation was approved,
The usual two weeks spring vacation
was ordered at the close of the present
school month.
The following bills were allowed:
=. T. Watkins, So. so; T. Ii. Thomas
50 80; Rock Island Gas company, S12. 80
NJ. Yerbury, SOFT Lewis Barlow, S.
John I. Noftsker. 5000; ]. B. Dan.
forth. 80 50; Fred and Rudy Koch
Sl4o5; Henry Darts Sons, $l1.10 vii
liam D,n. Sl590; Chas G. Taylor
Si4 80; s E. kemble. $21 IS; David Don
S22 Is; aud lisrtZ & Bahnsen. SO 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
|CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, lss
COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND,
In the Circnit Court Of said county, Illinois. May
Term. 1887.
Miles Joyce We Edmond Flaherty and Honen
Flaherty. In chancery.
Affidavit Of non residence Of the above defend
ants, Edmond Flaherty and Honen Flaherty. hav-
ing been filed in the clerks office of the circuit
court of said county, notice is therefore hereby
given to the said nonresident defendants that the
complainant has filed his bill OF complaint in said
court. on the chancery side thereof the 23d day
of March, 1887. ard that thereupon a summons is
sued out of said court, wherein said suit is now
pending, returnable on the first Monday in the
month of May next, as is by law required.
Now, unless you, the said nonresident defend
ants above named, shall personally be and appear
before said circuit the first ay OF the
term thereof, to be holden at Rock Island in and
for the said county on the first Monday In May
next, and plead, answer or demur to the said COM
plainants bill of complaint, the same and the mat
tiers and things therein charged and stated will be
taken as confessed, and decree entered agains,
you acc ordng to the prayer Of said bill.
4. II. BOWMAN, Jr., Clerk.
PLEAsANTs b HURST, Plaintiffs Att'ys
Rock Island, Ills, March Is, 1887.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
LOCAL NOTICES.

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1879. Assets
nearly 81. 100000. E. W. Hurst. agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
E. E. Parmenter, attorney at law .
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend TO any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postoffice block, Rock ISL
and, Ills. ds&w1y
The taxes for 1886 are now due. Office
in the court house.
GEO. E. LAMBERT, Collector
Coal, Potatoes, Etc.
For coal, leave orders at Wheelan Bros
grocery, or at 1903 Second avenue. Fol
onions and potatoes. apply under May
Bros. old stand. Second avenue.
JOHN WAREER.
VIM, McEniry.
Attorney al law, loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference
Mitchell & Lynde. bankers. Office il
post Office block
Hard Coal Ma,kst.
Crate and egg. $S.75; range No. ant
nut, so per ton, screened and deliv
cred. for best quality of anthracite coal
E. G. FRAZER.
'Barth q Babcock, Dentists.
No. 1724 Second avenue. Special stten
ton paid to saving the natural teeth ant
Inserting teeth without plates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
SUBURBAN sIFTINGs.
HAMPTON.


- HAMPTON, March %.
Misses Canadian and Halves, of Aledo,
are in the town attending the revival
meetings.
Mr.. Thomas O'3rien, of Fulton Junc>
ton, was around calling on friends
Saturday.
Mrs. James Smith returned last week
from visit to her daughter in Keokuk.
Iowa.
Mr.. Levi Hamilton, of CISCO, spent a
few days last week with his daughter,
Mrs. H. O Norton.
Joseph Hummer is dangerously i'll with
lung fever Dr. Davidson of Moline, is
| attending him.
Mr.. Henry Clark has been confined TO
the house for some time, troubled with
| an old wound received while 10 the army.
Vim. DenisOn has moved his family 10
Barstow. He has erected new house
there and will carry on the carpenter
| trade.
Charles Ahrendt, who has been visits
ing friends and relatives on Hampton
Bluff, departed for his home in Kansas
City this morning.
A travelling evangelist attracted con-
siderable notice on our streets last even
ing He was around with Bible. a
singing book and lantern. and sang
and preached to any who would listen.
Gus Hayward and John Edelman re-
turned this evening from hunting expe>
dition up Rock river. They were absent
about a week and brought home lac
| ducks.
Rev. S. L. Guthrie is carrying on a
lively revival at the NJ. E. church. He
is assisted by Rev. Devsnan. of Kanka-
kee, Ill. and Mr.. Nesbit. singer from
Aledo. So far the meetings have drawn
crowded houses.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24

The greatest foe of America people is
consumption; It's victims number many
thousands each year. Physicians and
druggists have at last found remedy
which they feel justified In Recommend.
ing. This is DR.. Bigelow's Cure, which
cures consumption in stages that other
remedies are of no benefit. 1t cures
coughs, colds, and all throat and lung
diseases speedily and safely. Price 81
cents and 81, Of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
AN END TO BONE sCRAPING.

Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg, Ill.
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters. | feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know il. Have had
running sore on my leg for eight years
my doctors told me | would have to have
the bone scraped or leg amputated.
used, instead, three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and my leg is now sound and well.
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at CSC,
per box by Hartz & Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
In the pursuit of the good things qot

In the pursuit of the good things soi
his world VIC anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world
ly pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR.. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia. and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, sure cure for sgue and
malarial diseases. Price. so cents, tof
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
County building.
LICENSED TO WE'D

22--John b Trousdale to Miss Mar
Blake. 10 Davless county.
Whilldon W. Cain, of Coe, to Miss Car
rie Camp, of Hillsdale.
22-John Moore, by Master, to p. l.
Mitchell, WI swl 1. IS. 3w, 81, 700.
VIM. l.. Coyne to Andrew Holland,
pit lot 7. block 2, Moline on the bluff, 81
and same to same. pit lot s, assessors
plat. 1851, 33, Is, 1w, 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
Called In Infancy.

This morning at fifteen minutes before
7 o'clock. the dark angel claimed Roy
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Mott
and grandson of -ex-Mayor J. z. Mott
The deceased was an exceptionally bright
and promising boy, the light and joy Of
the now stricken parents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
CHANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, L.
Rock Island Comfy.
To the May Term, A D. 1887, Of the Circuit
Court-lu Chancery.
Elvira R. Lord VS.. Charles W. MeGovern- Bill TO
forclosc mortgage.
70 the above named nonresident defendant
Charles W. McGoven; Notice is hereby given &c
you that the above named complainant has filed
in said court her bin Of complaint against you, on
the chancerv side of said court; that a summons
in chsncery has been issued in said cause against
you, returnable to the next term OF said circuit
coHrt to be begun and holden at the court house
in the city of Rock Island, in said county. on the
first Monday Of May A d 1887, at which time and
place you will appear, and plead, answer or demul
to said bill of complaint if you see fit.
Dated at Rock Island, III. March IL, 1851
E. H. BOWMAN, Jr.,
Clerk Of said Court
SWEENEY Il NJ AIKER Cnmnl Il Snl'rs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24

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Will positively cure piles, letter and all
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
GUARDIANS NOTICE

Rock Is and County, SIS.
In the County Court, to the March Term, A. D.,
1857.
To all persons concerned: Public noficeis here
ty given that the un iersigned guardian of Nellie
&. swecker and Arthur B. Swecker, minor child
rem Of California Nayada Sweck deceased. has
fled in the Office of the clerk OF the county court
Of Rock Island county aud state OF Illinois pr
tition for an order for the sale Of the following
described real estate belonging to said minors,
situate, lying and being in the county OF Rock
Island and state Of Illinois, and described as fol
lows, to-wit: The undivided one-eighth u-S) Of
the north one hundred (100) acres Of the north.
west quarter (k) OF section fourteen "a, in
township sixteen t16), rance five t5) west, and
that said petition will be heard on the first day OF
the said March term, A D 1887. TO be begun on
the Second Monday Of March, A. D., 1887, or az
soon thereafter as counsel may he heard at which
time and pla you can appear and object to said
petition il you see fit go to do.
Dated February 10TH 1887.
CHARLES STonDsRD.
Gu ,rdian Of Nellie L. Swecker and Arthur B.
Swecker, minors.
SWEENEY & Waller. soi'rs for Petitioner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-24
For sale by Otto Grotjan
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is h. rehv giv.'n that on Tuesday the 5th
day of April A. d, 1885,, in the city If Rock ISL
and, an election will be held for the following
officers, to-wit:
CITY OFFICERS.
One Mayor for two years.
One City Clerk for two years.
One City Treasurer for two years.
One City Attorney for two years
One Alderman in the First ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Second ward for two years.
One Alderman in the Third ward for two years.
One Alderman in the 9ourth ward for two years
One Alderman in tire Fifth ward for two yesrs.
One Aldermen in the Sixth W I'd for two years
One Alderman in the seventh ward for twOy'
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
One Supervisor for one year.
-Four Assistant Supervisors for one year.
One Assessor for one year
Ono Collector for one year
REGISTER AND y,TING PLACES.
1st ward, Franklin Hose House
I'd ward, FhRniX Hose House.
Sd ward, Wids Awake Hose House
4th ward, Rescue Hose House.
5ih ward, Twenty-second street Hose Honsc
18th ward, Cable Hose House
9TH ward, G'lpin Hose House.
Which election will he opened a s o'clock in The
morning and con inne open until o'clock in the
afternoon Of that day.
ROBERT kOEHLER.
City and Town Clerk.
Dsted Rock Island, III the 11,h day Of March
A D. 1857.